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Parole denied for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who has spent most of his life in prison

Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who has spent most of his life in prison since his conviction in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents in South Dakota, has been denied parole. The U.S. Parole Commi...

Jul 02, 2024

Giuliani disbarred in NY as court finds he repeatedly lied about Trump's 2020 election loss

NEW YORK (AP) - Rudolph Giuliani, the former New York City mayor, federal prosecutor and legal advisor to Donald Trump, was disbarred in the state on Tuesday after a court found he repeatedly made fal...

Jul 02, 2024

Prosecutor won't oppose Trump sentencing delay in hush money case after high court immunity ruling

Manhattan prosecutors said they would be open to delaying Donald Trump's sentencing in his criminal hush money case following a Supreme Court's ruling that granted broad immunity protections to presid...

Jul 02, 2024

Melting of Alaska's Juneau icefield accelerates, losing snow nearly 5 times faster than in the 1980s

The melting of Alaska's Juneau icefield, home to more than 1,000 glaciers, is accelerating. The snow covered area is now shrinking 4.6 times faster than it was in the 1980s, according to a new study. ...

Jul 02, 2024

US Defense chief Austin says US will provide $2.3 billion in military aid to Ukraine

WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday that the U.S. will soon announce an additional $2.3 billion in security assistance for Ukraine, to include anti-tank weapons, interceptors...

Jul 02, 2024

A stampede at a religious event in India has killed at least 60 people

LUCKNOW, India (AP) - A stampede among thousands of people at a religious gathering in northern India killed at least 60 and left scores injured, officials said Tuesday, adding the toll could rise. At...

Jul 02, 2024

Marketa Vondrousova is the first defending women's Wimbledon champ out in the first round since 1994

LONDON (AP) - Marketa Vondrousova became the first defending women's champion at Wimbledon to lose in the first round the next year since it happened to Steffi Graf in 1994. Vondrousova was eliminated...

Jul 02, 2024

Hungary's Viktor Orbán is in Ukraine for talks with Zelenskyy in his first visit since the war began

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbn was in Kyiv on Tuesday for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. It is his first visit to the country since the war began wi...

Jul 01, 2024

Ahead of election, Venezuela's Maduro says he has 'agreed' to resume negotiations with United States

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela's government plans to resume negotiations with the U.S. government this week, President Nicols Maduro announced Monday, less than a month before a highly anticipate...

Jul 01, 2024

Trump seeks to set aside New York verdict hours after Supreme Court ruling

NEW YORK (AP) - Donald Trump's lawyers on Monday asked the New York judge who presided over his hush money trial to set aside his conviction and delay his sentencing scheduled for later this month. Th...

Jul 01, 2024